Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern
10-12
Northern Illinois
9-16
Northwestern Drops Midweek to Northern Illinois
3/26/2024 10:18:00 PM | Baseball
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern fell 17-8 to Northern Illinois after a late offensive outburst by the Huskies on Tuesday, March 26 at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park.
Northwestern (10-12) came out of the gate hot with four runs in the first inning. Bennett Markinson opened the scoring with a single to score Owen McElfatrick. Trent Liolios continued his hot streak with a three-run shot to left center, putting NU up 4-0 with his third home run in six games.
NIU (9-16) responded with an RBI by Spencer Bartel single to trim the Wildcat lead to 4-1 in the top of the second. Northwestern re-extended its advantage to four in the bottom half of the frame on a McElfatrick double, bringing Griffin Arnone around.BYE-BYE BASEBALL ????
— Northwestern Baseball (@NUCatsBaseball) March 26, 2024
Make that 3 HRs in 8 days for @LioliosTrent ?? pic.twitter.com/sXMnv6O8zY
A two-run home run from NIU in the top of the third cut the Wildcat lead in half. NU responded in the bottom of the third with a n RBI groundout by Tony Livermore to make it a 6-3 game.
The Huskies responded with two runs in the fourth, one in the fifth, and one in the sixth to claim a 7-6 advantage, before Northwestern tied the game in the seventh inning on an RBI single by Will Johnson.
NIU scored four in the eighth and six in the ninth to take a 17-7 advantage before the 'Cats got one back in the ninth, sending the Huskies home with a 17-8 win.
Amar Tsengeg (1-1) was handed the loss for the Wildcats, allowing three runs on one hit in one inning of work.
Game Notes
- Trent Liolios went 5-for-5 with four singles and a three-run home run in the first inning.
- Liolios's home run marked his third long ball over the last six games.
- Liolios's five hits are the most by a Wildcat since Tommy D'alise recorded five hits in a 21-8 win over Milwaukee on May 10, 2022.
- Colin Dowdle tossed his third scoreless inning to open his career.
Northwestern opens Big Ten play with a three-game home series against Nebraska this weekend. First pitch on Friday is set for 3 p.m. CT, while action is set to begin at 1 p.m. CT on Saturday and Sunday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: DAY, Alex (1-0)
L: Tsengeg, Amar (1-1)
Batting:
2B: GAUTHIER, JP 1 ; ERATO, Eric 1 ; BARTEL, Spencer 1 ; NELSON, Jake 1 ; DEMETRAL, Andre 1
HR: GAUTHIER, JP 1 ; SUMMERHILL, Colin 1
RBI: GAUTHIER, JP 5 ; FORNERO, Anthony 1 ; ERATO, Eric 4 ; SUMMERHILL, Colin 1 ; NELSON, Jake 1 ; PARCELL, Charlie 1 ; DEMETRAL, Andre 3
SF: GAUTHIER, JP 1 ; DEMETRAL, Andre 1
Base Running:
RUNS: GAUTHIER, JP 2 ; FORNERO, Anthony 1 ; SUMMERHILL, Colin 1 ; CEPICKY, CJ 1 ; BARTEL, Spencer 4 ; NELSON, Jake 3 ; PARCELL, Charlie 3 ; DEMETRAL, Andre 2
SB: PARCELL, Charlie 1
HBP: SUMMERHILL, Colin 1 ; CEPICKY, CJ 1 ; PARCELL, Charlie 2
Batting:
2B: McElfatrick, Owen 1
HR: Liolios, Trent 1
RBI: McElfatrick, Owen 1 ; Markinson, Bennett 1 ; Liolios, Trent 3 ; Johnson, Will 1 ; Livermore, Tony 2
Base Running:
RUNS: McElfatrick, Owen 1 ; Markinson, Bennett 2 ; Bianchina, Vince 2 ; Liolios, Trent 2 ; Arnone, Griffin 1
HBP: Arnone, Griffin 1
